[Serenoa]

Originally Posted by njbchbum

Serona - Ya know what? After Super Storm Sandy, having spent 8 days without heat, having to make a daily run to the emergency services location for ice and water, a run to the rare open gas station every other day to wait in line for gas for the generator, no television, cable service, cell phone service, lights, newspaper and having to heat pots of water on the stove to warm the house downstairs...not having cell phone service for a few days is no big deal! We were gald we had city water rather than well water because our toilets flushed but folks with a well pump did not share that luxury!

We had no fear of needing emergency services for medical or other reason because we have lived long enough to know that landline telephone service is a must! After Sandy our house was the place friends who had only cell phones [or triple play cable plans with phone service] came to use a phone because we had the old phone that plugged into a wall jack and did not require electricity to work! That telephone jack also enabled me to connect my laptop to a dial-up internet service [and the outside world] which I maintain for emergency and travel purposes where my regular service might not be available!

So nice of you to provide phone connections for others without a land line in that time of emergency. I guess my post was directed at those that have to rely on only their cell phone for connection to the outside world. Even considering the age demographics of TV residents I would bet that the majority do not have land lines anymore. I was merely pointing out that when deciding on what carrier to use there is much more to consider than price.

Have a great day in TV. Wish we were there already.